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Country Club Johannesburg Woodlands

Country Club Johannesburg Woodlands

The Woodlands golf course is designed with the indigenous South African bushveld as the backdrop and also includes numerous water challenges for the golfer. The course has been created to blend in with the environment and create a beauty and tranquility essential to the abundant bird life on the estate. This is a course which offers a fine tapestry of undulating fairways, bent grass greens and beautiful water features. Read more about Country Club Johannesburg Woodlands Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Country Club Johannesburg Woodmead

Country Club Johannesburg Woodmead

The Country Club Johannesburg has two courses - Woodmead and Woodlands. The Woodmead course is arguably regarded as the No.1 course due to its more aesthetically pleasing and more challenging nature. The course has beautiful tree-lined fairways and large, fast undulating greens. A course that will test your intelligence, rather than your strength. Read more about Country Club Johannesburg Woodmead Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Gary Player Country Club

Gary Player Country Club

Gary Player Country Club is Sun City's flagship course and arguably South Africa's most famous course courtesy of its status as host of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. The tree-lined course cuts through African Bush, flanks a nature reserve and is blessed with superb greens. The course lies amidst beautiful nature and is regarded as one of the best in the world. Stretching over more than 7000metres, it definitely is one of the world's longest golf courses. Read more about Gary Player Country Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Glendower Golf Club

Glendower Golf Club

Glendower Golf Club is an exquisitely designed golf course in Johannesburg. Currently rated as the best course in Guateng, the course has beautiful kikuyu fairways with 85 bunkers and water hazards on 11 of the 18 holes. A challenging golf course set amidst gorgeous surroundings, Glendower Golf Club is said to be a test for even the best golfers. Read more about Glendower Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Houghton Golf Club

Houghton Golf Club

The Houghton Golf Club is located in the wealthy Johannesburg suburb of Houghton. The course has hosted the South African Open eight times and in 1993 was completely revamped and redesigned by Matkovich and Hayes. The Houghton Golf Course lies in softly undulating parklands and has beautiful tree-lined fairways planted with kikuya grass. Dotted with ponds and dams, an abundance of flowering shrubs provide great variety and colour. The site is a proclaimed bird sanctuary with Egyptian geese, guinea fowl, dikkhops, plovers and a variety of waterfowl in abundance. Read more about Houghton Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Lost City Golf Course

Lost City Golf Course

Lost City Golf Course was carved out of undulating and rocky terrain and offers a unique and enjoyable experience, with spectacular views across the bushveld. The fairways are wide and the greens are receptive. The desert style design and the contrast between green fairways and the surrounding bush gives this course great appeal. Keep an eye out for the 38 real crocodiles in the water hazard to the left of the 'Africa-shaped' green of the 13th hole. Read more about Lost City Golf Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Pecanwood Golf and Country Club

Pecanwood Golf and Country Club

Pecanwood Golf Course was designed by Jack Nicklaus to test golfers of all abilities. High mounds, carefully crafted water features and strategically placed bunkers have been set amid the scenic mountain surrounds and vast expanse of water to add to the overall experience. Intelligence, rather than strength, is needed to score well on this course. Read more about Pecanwood Golf and Country Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Royal Johannesburg & Kensington East

Royal Johannesburg & Kensington East

There are two golf courses at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington golf club - the East course and the West course. The East course has played host to many tournaments, including the South African Open seven times. The course is longer and, many would say, tougher than the neighbouring West course. This parkland style course has relatively tight fairways and excellent quality bunkering as well as plenty of water hazards to keep you on your toes. A great test of golf for golfers of all abilities. Read more about Royal Johannesburg & Kensington East Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West

Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West

Of the two courses at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington, The West course was the first to be established. Although perhaps not quite as prestigious as its neighbouring course, the west course has a great layout with water hazards more evenly and frequently distributed throughout the course than they are on the East course. The course is gently undulating with beautiful tree-lined fairways and a very peaceful setting. Look out for the par 3 16th - a fabulous downhiller played to a fiercely water-protected green. Read more about Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Wanderers Golf Club

Wanderers Golf Club

Wanderers Golf Club is a parklands style golf course designed by Bob Grimsdell. The course is situated alongside the famous Wanderers cricket stadium and has played host to many top events over the years. Wanderers golf course is kept in immaculate condition all year round and Compleat Golfer magazine rated its 19th hole, which enjoys a magnificent view of the course, as one of the best in South Africa. Read more about Wanderers Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip

Le Mans Motor Racing & Golf

9th June 2012

Choose from the main '24 heures du Mans' race on June 9th & 10th 2012, the Le Mans Classic on 6th, 7th & 8th July 2012 or the '24 heures Moto' motorbike race on September 22nd & 23rd 2012. Tickets, cross-Channel travel and accommodation packages available.

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